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Dioxonaphthoimidazoliums AB1 and YM155 disrupt phosphorylation of p50 in the NF-?B pathway.


ABSTRACT: The NF-?B pathway is overexpressed in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) and contributes to the poor prognosis and high mortality characterizing this malignancy. Silencing the p50 and p65 NF-?B subunits in the NSCLC H1299 cell line led to profound loss in cell viability and downregulated anti-apoptotic proteins survivin and Mcl1. We also showed that a survivin suppressant, the dioxonaphthoimidazolium YM155, and its structural analog AB1 arrested the growth of H1299 cells at nanomolar concentrations. Both compounds were apoptogenic and suppressed survivin and other anti-apoptotic proteins (Mcl1, Bcl-2, Bcl-xl) in a dose- and/or time-dependent manner. YM155 and AB1 did not affect the expression of key proteins (I?B?, p65, p50) involved in NF-?B signaling. Stable I?B? levels suggest that the NF-?B/I?B complex and proteins upstream of I?B?, were not targeted. Neither did the compounds intercept the nuclear translocation of the p50 and p65 subunits. On the other hand, YM155 and AB1 suppressed the phosphorylation of the p50 subunit at Ser337 which is critical in promoting the binding of NF-?B dimers to DNA. Both compounds duly impeded the binding of NF-?B dimers to DNA and attenuated transcriptional activity of luciferase-transfected HEK293 cells controlled by NF-?B response elements. We propose that the "silencing" the NF-?B pathway effected by these compounds contributed to their potent apoptogenic effects on H1299. Notwithstanding, the mechanism(s) involved in their ability to abolish phosphorylation of p50 remains to be elucidated. Taken together, these results disclose a novel facet of functionalized dioxonaphthoimidazoliums that could account for their potent cell killing property.

SUBMITTER: Ho SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4905498 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Dioxonaphthoimidazoliums AB1 and YM155 disrupt phosphorylation of p50 in the NF-κB pathway.

Ho Si Han Sherman SH   Ali Azhar A   Chin Tan Min TM   Go Mei Lin ML  

Oncotarget 20160301 10


The NF-κB pathway is overexpressed in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) and contributes to the poor prognosis and high mortality characterizing this malignancy. Silencing the p50 and p65 NF-κB subunits in the NSCLC H1299 cell line led to profound loss in cell viability and downregulated anti-apoptotic proteins survivin and Mcl1. We also showed that a survivin suppressant, the dioxonaphthoimidazolium YM155, and its structural analog AB1 arrested the growth of H1299 cells at nanomolar concentrat  ...[more]

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